The Case of the Abandoned Warehouse by Eva Pohler
Author:Eva Pohler [Pohler, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green Press/Eva Pohler
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Nineteen: Skeleton Hunting
The OU anthropologist wasn’t at all what Ellen had expected. He was tall and thin—except for a round pot belly—and had a receding hairline of white tufts and a short white beard. His blue eyes were stunning, as if made from some magical crystal he’d unearthed. But it was his smile that was the most unexpected aspect of him. Ellen had expected a pompous academic only to find a friendly, outgoing, and very relaxed earth digger.
“Come on in,” he said, jumping up from behind his desk when Ellen tapped on his opened office door. “Please excuse the mess. I’m Bob.” He shook each of their hands as they introduced themselves. “Please make yourselves comfortable.” He pointed to three human skulls sitting on the top of a tall file cabinet. “Don’t mind my friends. They’re meant to cheer up the place, not freak you out.”
Ellen and Sue sat on a wrinkled leather loveseat tucked between two overflowing bookshelves. Tanya took a chair in front of the professor’s desk. Instead of returning to his seat behind the desk, he pushed a stack of papers aside and sat on the corner of it. “What can I do you ladies for?”
When neither Sue nor Tanya replied, Ellen realized that was her cue to speak. “We’re hoping you can tell us about your search for mass graves in Tulsa back in 1998.”
He frowned. “Well, there’s not much to tell. We found squat. End of story.”
“Do you think the mass graves exist?” Sue asked. “Or do you believe those were empty rumors.”
“At least one has to exist,” he said. “The reports from eye witnesses were incontrovertible—too many to be based on rumors.”
“We think we may have a lead on a possible site,” Ellen said.
“What kind of lead?” he asked.
Ellen glanced at Tanya and Sue.
“Bob, do you believe in ghosts?” Sue asked.
“Absolutely,” he said. “No one who’s seen and heard what I have could believe anything else.”
Ellen was glad but surprised. Most scientists looked down their noses at any mention of ghosts. Ellen had, too, just over a year ago. The more she got into this paranormal thing, the more she realized how obtuse she’d been.
“We’ve been investigating an abandoned building in Tulsa,” Ellen said.
“With a team of seasoned paranormal investigators,” Sue added.
“And we have reason to believe a mass grave of riot victims is on the property,” Ellen said.
“Would you be willing to help us?” Tanya asked. “Can you test the ground for signs of the bodies?”
Bob folded his arms across his chest. “Who owns the property?”
“We do,” Sue said.
He lifted his brows. “Oh? Good. That’s good. That means I don’t need to get any special permissions.”
“Does that mean you’ll help us?” Tanya asked.
“Well, now hold on,” he said. “Let’s not jump the gun. First tell me more about why you think this is the sweet spot.”
Ellen and her friends told the anthropologist about their experiences—about the whispers, “Don’t ignore us,” and “We are here.” They also told him about Vivian, about the
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